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The area of a triangled Shaped sail on a boat is 62ft squared . The height is 8ft. What is the base?
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The area of a triangled Shaped sail on a boat is 62ft squared . The height is 8ft. What is the base?

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Answer:

the base of the triangle is 15.5 ft

Explanation:

A= h x b/2

62 ft = 8 × b/2

62/8 = b/2

7.75 = b/2

7.75 x 2 = b

15.5 = b

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